Collocations for account - noun
1. description
ADJ.
brief, short | blow-by-blow, comprehensive, detailed, full, graphic, vivid
He gave us a blow-by-blow account of the incident.
He gave us a blow-by-blow account of the incident.
accurate, clear, eyewitness, factual, first-hand, true, verbatim | glowing, good
She received a glowing account of her son''s progress.
She received a glowing account of her son''s progress.
newspaper
the newspaper account of the trial
the newspaper account of the trial
VERB + ACCOUNT
give (sb), provide (sb with), write (sb)
Can you give us an account of what happened?
Can you give us an account of what happened?
PREP.
in an/the ~
Dr Richards describes this very well in his account of the events.
Dr Richards describes this very well in his account of the events.
PHRASES
by all accounts
(= according to what people say) I''ve never been there, but it''s a lovely place by all accounts.
(= according to what people say) I''ve never been there, but it''s a lovely place by all accounts.
by sb''s own account
By his own account he had an unhappy childhood.
By his own account he had an unhappy childhood.
2. arrangement with a bank
ADJ.
bank, building society | current | deposit, investment, savings | personal | business | joint, separate
My husband and I have separate accounts.
My husband and I have separate accounts.
numbered
They have a numbered account in Switzerland.
They have a numbered account in Switzerland.
VERB + ACCOUNT
have, hold
Go and see the manager of the bank where your account is held.
Go and see the manager of the bank where your account is held.
open
She opened a savings account at the building society.
She opened a savings account at the building society.
close | credit sth to, pay/put sth into
The money will be credited to your account tomorrow.
The money will be credited to your account tomorrow.
debit (sth from), draw sth out (of), pay sth from, take sth out (of), withdraw sth (from)
She had taken all her money out of her account.
She had taken all her money out of her account.
overdraw
Your account is overdrawn.
Your account is overdrawn.
PREP.
~ at
He opened an account at a bank in Germany.
He opened an account at a bank in Germany.
~ with
an account with Barclays Bank
an account with Barclays Bank
3. accounts: record of money a business earns/spends
VERB + ACCOUNT
do, keep
Try to keep accurate accounts.
Try to keep accurate accounts.
audit, check, look at | submit
Your accounts will need to be submitted to the tax office.
Your accounts will need to be submitted to the tax office.
ACCOUNT + VERB
be in order
The accounts are all in order.
The accounts are all in order.
4. arrangement with a shop/business
ADJ.
expense
(= an arrangement to charge expenses to your own employers) taking clients for expense account lunches
(= an arrangement to charge expenses to your own employers) taking clients for expense account lunches
VERB + ACCOUNT
have | open
I''d like to open an account, please.
I''d like to open an account, please.
close | pay off, settle
It is best to settle the account each month. | charge sth to, debit (sth from), put sth onCharge this to my account, please.
It is best to settle the account each month. | charge sth to, debit (sth from), put sth onCharge this to my account, please.
credit sth to
PREP.
on ~
Ring for a cab on account.
Ring for a cab on account.
~ at/with
an account with a large store
an account with a large store